The US admits that it maintains a strategy of “uncertainty” in imposing customs duties: “You will not tell the person on the other side of the negotiations where you will stop”

The American Treasury Secretary Scott Besent said on Sunday that President Donald Trump's tariff policy aims to create a “strategic uncertainty” to provide an advantage to the United States, AFP notes, according to News.ro.

“In the theory of games there is talk of strategic uncertainty, that is, you will not tell the person on the other side of the negotiations where you will stop,” said Scott Bessent for ABC News.

“In the theory of games there is talk of strategic uncertainty, that is, you will not tell the person on the other side of the negotiations where you will stop,” said Bessent, in an interview for ABC News. He added that “no one is better placed than President Trump to create this lever effect.”

“The negotiations are advancing well, especially with Asian countries”

Asked about the stage of commercial negotiations carried out with the countries affected by the new rates, Scott Bessent avoided providing details and limited to declare that “certain negotiations advance very well, especially with Asian countries.”

Currently, the United States gives priority to discussions with allies such as Japan, South Korea and Switzerland.

Donald Trump said in an interview published by Time Magazine that negotiations with China are in progress and suggested that an agreement could be completed in the coming weeks. Trump said he discussed by telephone with Chinese President Xi Jinping, without mentioning the date or content of the conversation.

At the same time, Beijing rejected the existence of commercial negotiations with the United States on Saturday. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has accused Washington of “extreme selfishness” in tariff politics.

Scott Bessent suggested that the denial of China could be explained by the fact that Beijing “addresses a different audience.”

At the beginning of April, US President Donald Trump announced customs tariffs for many countries, including a 20% fee for the EU, so that after only a few days it will reduce the majority at a “basic” level of 10%.

In addition to these measures, Washington has introduced specific taxes in sectors such as cars or steel and aluminum.

The countries and blocks targeted by the new taxes were granted for a period of 90 days, which ends in July, to negotiate an agreement and to eliminate the commercial barriers from the US relationship.